Florence Pugh Hard-Launches Her Peaky Blinders Romance on Instagram

Florence Pugh decided she was done playing coy and took her relationship with Finn Cole public—officially—in the most 2024 way possible: she posted him on Instagram. If you keep up with celebrity relationship rumors (no judgment, I do too), you probably guessed something was up the minute these two started mingling online and cropping up at the same parties. Now the guessing is over.

The Subtle-to-Not-So-Subtle Timeline

• July 2024: Festival Flirting – People first noticed Pugh and Cole together at Glastonbury, which is basically ground zero for 'maybe we're dating.' That set off the speculation train.
• Instagram Teasing – Pugh didn't help cool things down when she left an openly excited comment on Cole's post promoting his play 'Red Speedo.' He liked it, naturally. Fans, predictably, lost their minds.
• British Vogue Interview – About three months later, Pugh did the magazine interview dance where she said she was 'seeing someone.' She didn't use names, but admitted the vibe was a new one: 'I’m allowing myself to take time to let something evolve and let it be completely real to its core, as opposed to racing into that.' Translation: yes, someone, but hands off the labels for now.
• April 2025: Premiere Support – Cole showed up in London for Pugh's 'Thunderbolts*' premiere, then posted a batch of pics on his own feed, urging people to check out the movie. Pugh saw the post and dropped a melting-face emoji in the comments. It's 2025, so that's basically a digital love letter.
• Pugh Goes Insta-Official – Finally, at a flashy Bulgari event, Pugh dropped the hammer (well, photo). She and Cole posed together, and it wasn't exactly subtle. She wore a green, thigh-high-slit dress with Bulgari bling; he went for the dark brown suit, black shirt, fancy watch combo. If you missed the romance vibes, Cole was apparently giving her grade-A heart eyes. Pugh captioned her shots: 'Bvlgari with my boys. Milan, I like your late night pizza.' Cole posted his own pics from the night, also featuring Pugh. If there was any doubt, consider it squashed.

Breaking Down the Big Picture

Pugh and Cole have been dropping hints for almost a year now—Instagram comments, event appearances, cautiously-worded interviews—but the social media rollout is finally done. Pugh put Cole in the grid, and in celebrity speak, that’s a serious milestone.

If you’re a fan hoping for juicy drama, sorry to disappoint: this has been unusually low-key. No tabloid blowups, no oversharing—just a slow reveal, a little public support, and now some fairly swoony event photos. It’s almost mature? That might be the most surprising part.

Pugh on Taking It Slow

'And I think for the first time, I’m not allowing myself to go on a roller-coaster. ... I’m allowing myself to take time to let something evolve and let it be completely real to its core, as opposed to racing into that.'

That pretty much sums up her vibe about this whole thing. Cautious, but happy. Which, given the history of celeb breakups on Instagram, might actually be the smart move.